Anti roll/torsion bar [rear trailing arm] snapped - Advice please

[bkr]

Hola folks, bit of an emergency, please could anyone help or advise?

My anti roll bar/torsion bar in the rear trailing arm (98’ a4, b5) has snapped (22 years old, I guess that seems feasible)

Mot 2nd Oct but needs sorting ASAP.

I’m in South Yorkshire and wondered if there was anywhere that you could recommend please?

Many thanks in advance

 

[B5NUT]

The only option here is to replace the entire rear axle. It will be a fair amount of work to swap it out, most of the bolts will be rusted solid and need replacing. You could try and cut the old bar out and re-weld a new bar but again it's a fair amount or work as you would still have to remove the axle as you cannot cut or weld that close to the fuel lines/tank.

 

[B5NUT]

The only option here is to replace the entire rear axle. It will be a fair amount of work to swap it out, most of the bolts will be rusted solid and need replacing. You could try and cut the old bar out and re-weld a new bar but again it's a fair amount or work as you would still have to remove the axle as you cannot cut or weld that close to the fuel lines/tank.

 

[bkr]

Thanks for your reply mate, some good points there

As I look into it I found that the thing is all one, Im told they're assembled under pressure/at tension so it cant be replaced or welded in either, I think in the factory setting they have the means to fabricate that bar into place with tension which I couldn't do, a bar by itself welded in wouldn't offer the stability to be safe.

My mechanic (after much quizzing) said that its a straight MOT fail if they're tampered with, welded/repaired in any way, which kind of makes sense although frustrating.